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Letters Patent No. 98,913, dated January 18, 187 0;

IMPROVEMENT IN' TURBINE WATER-WHEELS.

Thev Schedule referred,to'in these Letters Patent and making p'art 0f the same.

To all whom it may ermee/m: v

Be it known thatL-HUGH BOYLE, of Waterloo, in the county of Blackhawk, and'State of Iowa, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Water-Wheelsg and'I do hereby declare that Vthe following is a full, clear, and exact' description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,

`making part of this specification, and to theletters'cf i away on the line a: :cof iig. 2; and

Figure 2 isa view of rn y wheel, developed or straightened out on the redline of iig. l. In constructing my wheel A, I make two concentric cylinders, b and d, 'and arrange securely between them,

at equal distances from each other, a series ot' partitions, c, curved or inclined, as clearly shown in tig; 2, and in this way dividenp the space between the cylinders into a sexies of iihckets.'

The upper end oi' the inner cylinder, I cover with a strong -plate or cap, a, securely attached, and, in its centre, place the vertical shaft C, connecting it securely to it in any suitable manner.

The wheel,l thus constructed, I mount in a cylindrical case, B, having a step in its lower end to receive the shaft C, in such a manner as to support the wheel, and allow it to turn freely in the bearing, and also having its upper end slightly convex, and provided, near its periphery, with a series of openings, f, corresponding in number with the buckets formed by the partitions c, and in shape with their upper ends, as clearlyv shown in figs. 1 and 2.

On 'top of this casing B, I place a plate, D, constructed with a series of holes, corresponding in number and size with the openings f in the casing, and to each one of them` attach aduc or chut-e, i, rising a short distance above the plate, and inclining in the opposite ,direction from the partitions o, and also provide it with large openings e, all 'as clearly shown in the figures, j

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The shaft O, to which the'wheel is attached, projects through the top of the casing, and also through the plate D, in bothV of which it turns freely.

The plate D is provided on one side with a racha, so that it may be operated by any suitable device or mechanism, audits openings and chutrs i are so arranged that they may at any time be whollyor par tially opened, or placed in line with the buckets of the wheel. Y Y

My wheel, thus mounted in its casing, and provided with the plate having the inclined chutes, I set in any place suitable for its operation.

To operateit, I let on'the water in lthe usual Way; then turn the plate D, so as to allow the water to run through the inclines 'i and openings f, and strike against the partitions c, which, being curved and inclined in the opposite direction, will be driven forward-hotnby the direct action of the water impinging against them as it enters, and by its reaction in pressing upon and flowing from them.

The speed of .the wheel may be regulated by turning the plate D, so that thechutes i may admit more or less water to iiowthrough, as desired, or a governor may be 'connected with the wheel, so as to regulate l the supply ci' water, and, in this way, its speed.

.Tile openings e, in the plat-e D, relieve it from thc pressurev of .the water, so that it can be "turned with more ease than it could if it were without these opens A wheel lthus constructed is strong, durable, and efficient.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, is-

l. A turbine water-wheel, consisting of the wheel A, having its two concentric cylinders connected by curved inclined partitions c, the casing B, with openings fand plate D, provided with the inclined chutes i, all constructed and arranged with the shaft C, substantially as herein described.

2. The plate D, provided with the inclined chutes i, in combination with a vertical discharge-wheel, A, when constructed land, arranged to operate substam tially as herein described.V

HUGH BOYLE:

Witnesses: Y

WM. H. Lorz, A. LIMBENE. 

